Srinagar, May 2 -- The team is led by head coach Ishfaq Ahmed and is scheduled to participate in the SAFF U-17 Championship followed by AFC U-17 Championship Qualifiers in September and October, respectively.

While thanking the J&K Sports Council and J&K Administration, a communique from the All-India Football Federation expressed its gratitude for hosting and providing the best possible facilities to the India U-16 National Team training camp in Srinagar last year in August.

The team had trained under the tutelage of the renowned footballer of the J&K, Ishfaq Ahmad who was nominated as the head coach of the team for the SAFF U-16 Championship held at Thimphu, Bhutan in September 2023, where the India U-16 team won the title.

"The init...